Society & Culture > Media, arts & sport
Günter Grass and the German neurosis
19 Apr 2012
Maciej Zurowski looks at a literary scandal and the bourgeoisie's attempt to cope with its past
South Africa: Maverick targeted
08 Aug 2013
Peter Manson reports on a case that has gripped the Johannesburg media
Overachieving at last
25 Jul 2013
The British have been surprised by a series of sporting successes. Harley Filben considers sports relationship to nationalism
Turing: Calculated pardon
25 Jul 2013
The Alan Turing case exposes both the flexibility of the political establishment and its hypocrisy, argues Eddie Ford
Vatican: Rotten to the core
04 Jul 2013
The money-laundering scandal has confirmed that Vatican corruption cannot be put down to isolated individuals, writes Toby Abse
Film festival: Documented truths
27 Jun 2013
Jim Moody reports from Londons global documentary festival and gives a smattering of reviews
Surveillance state: What we knew already
27 Jun 2013
Yassamine Mather surveils the recent UK-US electronic spying scandal
Porn and crime: Causative or correlative link?
06 Jun 2013
In the wake of the April Jones case Christina Black looks at the role, or not, of 'violent' and 'hardcore' porn in violent crime and murder, and the ensuing media moral panic
Mars expedition: Symptom of systemic decline
06 Jun 2013
There is nothing truly utopian or universalist in capitalist space programmes, says Yassamine Mather
Youth: A rounded view of sexuality
30 May 2013
Do children need to be protected from pornography? Christina Black looks at the latest official report
Alex Ferguson: Icon of football’s big money
16 May 2013
The departure of Alex Ferguson from football management has generated more column inches than a royal wedding. Harley Filben asks why
Climate change: Entering the danger zone
16 May 2013
Capitalisms growth for growths sake is putting humanity at grave risk, argues Eddie Ford
Safe spaces: Fear and harassment as the norm
09 May 2013
As Stuart Hall reminds us, writes Eddie Ford, bourgeois society and its institutions are far less safe for women and children than any far-left group
Second International: Imagination, inspiration and betrayal
09 May 2013
Ben Lewis reviews: Kevin Callahan, 'Demonstration culture: European socialism and the Second International, 1889-1914' Troubador Publishing, 2010, pp324, £24.95
Women and socialism: Bebel’s forgotten legacy
25 Apr 2013
Ben Lewis reviews: Anne Lopes and Gary Roth, 'Mens feminism: August Bebel and the German socialist movement', Amherst, 2000, pp261, £28
Film review: Saying a final goodbye
18 Apr 2013
Jim Moody reviews, Dominga Sotomayor (director) 'Thursday till Sunday', general release